I have a confession to make. I really love comedy music. i know you’re not supposed to, but I always have, and a good comedy song will always be on just as much rotation on my iPod as the best new tracks. Comedy music is a much-maligned genre, sneered at for its apparent lack of authenticity and artistry. But the best comic songs will always be those with the best musical backing and the most intelligent linguistic flair, and why is that any different to the greatest “serious” music? With that in mind, here’s a little rundown of my personal favourites.

Weird Al Yankovic is the Godfather of the comedy song. He’s been making it since the ’70s, and whilst some of it misses the mark, he’s made just as much that’s just hilarious.

Tenacious D never fail to make me laugh. The ridiculously crude lyrics and their attention to detail in making some actually pretty amazing technical metal is brillaint, and their live show is truly something to behold.

Flight of the Conchords are relatively new on the comedy music scene, but they’ve already hit mainstream popularity and got themselves a Perrier nomination. They’re constantly commended for the quality of their songwriting, and with good reason.

It’s the end of the year, and sure as eggs is eggs there are music lists, polls and debates galore. I’m a sucker for a good end-of-year list, so I’m sure as hell gonna contribute my own. So without further ado, here are my top ten albums of the year:

10. Does It Offend You, Yeah? – You Have No Idea What You’re Getting Yourself Into

A triumph of genre crossovers, from Daft Punk to ’80s pop, there was hardly a dud track on here.